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Bastiat & Liberty Watchdog Index

Texas Local Government Freedom Index

Objective, empirical rankings grading 6,167 Texas local governments and 31,351 elected officials on fiscal restraint, tax burden, private property rights, and regulatory overreach. Zero peer normalization.

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Top Ranked Elected Officials

Showing 1551–1575 of 8,397 matching elected officials
28-Year Freedom & Budget Trend Benchmark (FY 2000 – FY 2027)
Cohort Average Across Visible Page (25 Ranked Entities)
5-Yr Freedom Trend (FY 22→27)
▲ +1.2 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +2.8 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+14.4% (CAGR +2.6%/yr)
#1551
State #1501
Cirilo Rodriguez
Director (Place 1) • Combes Municipal Management District (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 94.7Reg: 94.9Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1552
State #1540
Robert Gendke, Jr
Director, Place 4 • Texana Groundwater Conservation District (Jackson County)
Fiscal: 95.1Reg: 94.6Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1553
State #1541
Precinct Two
Director, Place 5 • Texana Groundwater Conservation District (Jackson County)
Fiscal: 94Reg: 96.2Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1554
State #1534
Pamela Brower
Director, Place 4 • Nueces County Hospital District (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 95.6Reg: 95.2Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 18▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1555
State #1529
Heather Whetsel
Director, Place 5 • Garza County Healthcare District (Garza County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 93.2Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1556
State #1530
Thomas McKnight Jr
Director, Place 3 • Lazy River Improvement District (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 93.7Reg: 96.4Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1557
State #1528
Mendy Dalby
Director, Place 4 • Garza County Healthcare District (Garza County)
Fiscal: 97.1Reg: 94.4Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 13▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1558
State #1531
Robert Henderson
Director, Place 4 • Lazy River Improvement District (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 97.7Reg: 97.8Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 16▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1559
State #1526
Edna Deauvearo
Director, Place 5 • Five Corners Improvement District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 95.8Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 5▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1560
State #1527
Cynthia Mason
Director, Place 3 • Garza County Healthcare District (Garza County)
Fiscal: 95.6Reg: 93.2Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 30▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1561
State #1533
Mariana Garza
Director, Place 3 • Nueces County Hospital District (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 95Reg: 97.6Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1562
State #1535
Karen O'Connor Urban
Director, Place 5 • Nueces County Hospital District (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 95.6Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1563
State #1521
Stephen M. Robertson
Director, Place 3 • Fair Oaks Ranch Municipal Development District (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 94.8Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 31▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1564
State #1522
David Fairhurst
Director, Place 4 • Fair Oaks Ranch Municipal Development District (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 94.6Reg: 95Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 13▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1565
State #1520
Paul Schreier
Director, Place 5 • Dripping Springs Community Library District (Hays County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 95.2Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1566
State #1523
Laura Koerner
Director, Place 5 • Fair Oaks Ranch Municipal Development District (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 95.5Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1567
State #1515
Jerry Allen
Chairman (Place 1) • Central Colorado Soil and Water Conservation District #550 (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 97.7Reg: 93.2Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1568
State #1518
Bob Richardson
Director, Place 3 • Dripping Springs Community Library District (Hays County)
Fiscal: 94.3Reg: 96.7Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 32▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1569
State #1519
Melva Codina
Director, Place 4 • Dripping Springs Community Library District (Hays County)
Fiscal: 97.7Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 19▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1570
State #1524
Homer Clark
Director, Place 3 • Five Corners Improvement District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 93.1Reg: 94.5Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1571
State #1510
Brian Cummins
President (Place 1) • Van Zandt County Emergency Services District #3 (Van Zandt County)
Fiscal: 94.7Reg: 95.7Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1572
State #1511
Raymond Jones, jr
Chairman (Place 3) • Matagorda County Soil and Water Conservation District #316 (Marion County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 96.1Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1573
State #1509
Heath Morris
Secretary (Place 3) • Van Zandt County Emergency Services District #3 (Van Zandt County)
Fiscal: 93.9Reg: 95.8Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 36▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1574
State #1513
Raymond Lee
Board President (Place 1) • Lund Farm Municipal Utility District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 93.3Reg: 93.1Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 42▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1575
State #1507
Stephen Wohr
President (Place 2) • SoGood Cedars MMD (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 93.8Reg: 97.2Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 28▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
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